About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. It all boils down to this. Antebellum fell short of the expectations I had going going into this. Part of the blame can be placed squarely …
Tag: Rated R
Time for a Reel IRRESISTIBLE review
About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): From writer/director Jon Stewart comes the comedy of a Democrat political consultant (Steve Carell) who helps a retired Marine colonel (Chris Cooper) run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town. Here we are in another week of the increasingly familiar feel of viewing being able to view a …
Time for a Reel 7500 review
About the film (courtesy of Amazon Studios): It looks like a routine day at work for Tobias (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a soft-spoken young American co-pilot on a flight from Berlin to Paris as he runs through the preflight checklist the pilot (Carlo Kitzlinger). But shortly after takeoff, terrorists armed with makeshift knives suddenly storm the cockpit. …
Time for a Reel THE HUNT review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen… for a very specific purpose … The Hunt. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, a group of elites gathers for the …
Time for a Reel THE INVISIBLE MAN review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): What you can’t see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss stars in a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic monster character. Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears …
Time for a Reel BIRDS OF PREY review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): You ever hear the one about the cop, the blonde, the psycho and the mafia princess? Birds of Prey: (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a twisted tale told by Harley herself, as only Harley can tell it. When one of Gotham’s most sinister villains, …
Time for a Reel THE RHYTHM SECTION review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Blake Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark, complex world to seek revenge on those responsible and find …
Time for a Reel THE GENTLEMEN review
About the film (courtesy of STX Entertainment): The Gentlemen follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from …
Time for a Reel BAD BOYS FOR LIFE review
About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back together for one last ride in the highly anticipated Bad Boys for Life. It’s been almost 17 years since we last saw Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) together on the …
Time for a Reel LIKE A BOSS review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Best friends Mia and Mel (Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne) are living their best lives running their own cosmetics company they’ve built from the ground up. Unfortunately, they’re in over their heads financially, and the prospect of a big buyout offer from a notorious titan of the cosmetics …